Locking device for levers of motor-vehicles.



' J. RIDDELL. LOOKPRG DEVIGBFOR LEVERS 0F MOTOR VEHICLES.APPLI'OATIGHI'ILED DEO.14. 1911.

1,043,726, v "Patel lted Nov. 5, 1912.

.WITNESSES IN VENTOR ATTORNEYS WILLIAM-- J. RIDDELL, or PITTSBURGH,PENNSYLVANIA. I

LOCKING DEVICE FOR LEVERS OF MQ'IOR-VEHIC LES.

Specifleationof Letters Patent.

Application filed December 14,1911. Serialll'o. 665,795.

To all whom it may concern: I p

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. Rmnn a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLocking Devices for Levers of Motor-Vehicles, of which the following isa specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawing.

This invention relates-t0 a locking device for the levers of a motorvehicle and has for its object to provide means in a manner ashereinafter set forth for locking the brake and operating levers of anautomobile or other vehicle in the position to which they have been set.

Although the locking device is designed primarily for .use in connectionwith the' levers of a motor vehicle, it is to be understood that thedevice is adapted for any purposes wherein it is found applicable.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a locking device for thebrake and operating levers of an automobile or other vehicle which iscomparatively simple in its construction and arrangement, strong,durable, efficient and convenient in its use, readily set up withrespect to the levers, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinaftermore specifically described and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, butit is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can beresorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.In describing the invention in detail, reference is had to theaccompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a side elevation partly in sec-. tion showing the adaptation of alocking device in accordance with this invention, in connection with thebrake and gear levers of an automobile; Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe locking. device minus the lockin member; Fig. 3'is a sectionaldetail of the locking device with the locking member in operativeposition. p

Referring to the drawings in detail,.1 denotes the gear-operating leverand 2 the oscillating of the l brake-o crating lever of an automobile.The re erence character 3 denotes the racks which are engaged by thelocking bolts 4 of the levers.

In the motor vehicle as now 'set up, the lower portions of the leversand theirasso- 'ciate racks are inclosed in a casing 5 which slot 6to'permit of the i is provided with a evers when occasion so .u1res.-.locking device inaceordmee with this invention includes an arcuate bodyportion 7, cut away at diagonally opposite corners to provide shoulders9 and 10. Formed in tegral with and depending from the body portion 7 isa segment-shaped rib 11 havin an opening 12, the function ofthe rib 11an opening 12 will be presently referred to." The body 130111011 7 isformed with a rectangular opening 13 and a longitudinally extending slot14:. The openin 13 is for the passage of the lever 1, whi e the slot 14is for the passage of a hook-shaped locking arm 15 provided at its outerend with a handle l6and at its inner end with a hook" LT '17. Thelocking arm 16, intermediate its ends, is provided with an opening 18for the passage of the shackle 19 of the locking'member 20. I

The locking device is set up with respect to the levers in' thefollowing manner: The body portion 7 is mounted pon' the casin 5 with te rib 11 extending throu h one of 51s slots 4 and arranged over one otheracks 3,

through the opening 13. The locking arin 15 is then so positioned thatits hooked end 17 will engage under one of the racks 3. The lockingmember 20 is then mounted in the position as shown in Fig. 3 and whichwill prevent the body portion from being re- The shoulder 9 will movedas is obvious. arrest movement in one direction of the hver 2 as themember 7 almost fills that slot .4 which associates with the lever 2.Movement of the lever 1 is arrested by the end walls of the opening 13and movement of the locking member in one direction is prevented by theengagement of the rib 11 with the end wall of one of the slots 6.Movement in the other direction is arrested by-the lever -2. It isobvious that when the parts are set up in the manner as stated, that thelevers'l and 2 are locked from movement.

In case the motor vehicle is not provided with a casing 5 to inclose thelowerpor- Patented Nov-5,1912.

when in such position the lever 1 extends ,ing said racks and the lower:SaICl levers, said casmg provided lel slots through which extend saidevers,

"tions of the levers l and 2 and their racks,

the rib 11 is made of such length as to extend to a point below theracks 3, the rib being positioned between the two racks, the lockingmember is then inserted through the opening 12 and locked, which willprevent the body portion 7 from being separated from the racks.

What I claim is:

A locking device for levers of motor vehicles comprising the combinationwith the levers and their racks, of a casing inclosportions of witharalan arcuate member mounted upon said casing and having a dependingrib extending through one of said slots, said rib of less length thanthe length of that slot in which it is positioned and extending inproximity to one end wall of the slot and further eX- tending inproximity to the lever which projects through said slot, said memberfurther provided with a rectangular opening for the passage of the otherof said levers,

the end walls of said opening arresting movement of the lever, saidmember having one end provided with a shoulder to arrest Cepi es of thispatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G.

